Foss, Oregon

Foss is an unincorporated community in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is about 4 miles (6 km) east of Mohler and Oregon Route 53, near the Nehalem River.[2] Foss is the site of an important river flood gauge.[3]

Foss
Unincorporated community
Camp Nehalem
Foss
Location within the state of Oregon
Foss
Foss (the United States)
Coordinates: 45°41′46″N 123°47′51″W
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyTillamook
Elevation
49 ft (15 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code(s)503 and 971
GNIS feature ID1120902[1]
Coordinates and elevation from Geographic Names Information System[1]

Foss was named for Herbert Foss, who owned timber in the area.[4] Foss post office ran from 1928 to 1943, and Foss station on the Southern Pacific Railroad (now the Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad) was established shortly after the post office.[4] Camp Nehalem (also known as Camp Foss), a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp northeast of Foss, had a Foss mailing address.[5]

References
  1. "Foss". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  2. Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 20. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
  3. "Nehalem River Near Foss". National Weather Service Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
  4. McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 375. ISBN 978-0875952772.
  5. "Camp Nehalem" (PDF). Oregon Inventory of Historic Properties Historic Resource Survey Form. Oregon State Historic Preservation Office. February 1992. Retrieved April 1, 2012.


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